All faculty must administer a CASAS post-test to their students every quarter. Before you can administer the test, you must become a certified CASAS eTests Proctor. It's a two-step process where you complete an online training created by CASAS and then attend a face-to-face session held by Kris Lysaker, our ESL Faculty Assessment Coordinator.
Step 1: CASAS Online Training
The CASAS online training will take you about an hour. You start by visiting the CASAS login page (opens in a new tab) and clicking on "Create a new account." Use your @seattlecolleges.edu email account as your log-in and create whatever password you wish.
Then visit the CASAS eTests Implementation page (opens in a new tab) and click on the purple "CASAS eTests Proctor Certification" box.
You've reached the correct training when your screen looks like this:
This training will give you a general overview of best practices in proctoring standardized tests, and it will include periodic comprehension checks and quizzes. When you complete the training, CASAS will email you a PDF certificate to your @seattlecolleges.edu email address. Please forward that certificate to the dean. We will then set up your online CASAS account that will let you proctor real tests. Please be sure to take the “CASAS eTests Proctor Certification” training—not any other. There are several trainings, but this specific one is the only one that allows us to set you up as a proctor.
Step 2: Face to Face Training
After you complete the online training, email Kris Lysaker to arrange a face-to-face meeting. Kris will show you how to get the computers (and the room) ready for testing, how to start a testing session, how to monitor student tests, what to do if a student gets stuck or some other irregularity happens, and how to end a testing session. She’ll also show you how to trouble-shoot common problems that students and faculty run into. You’ll then get a chance to use your own account to practice.
When you’re all done, you will be paid for 2 hours at the faculty stipend rate. For your first actual testing session, we try to send an experienced eTESTS proctor into the room with you. It’s not that proctoring is difficult, but the system can be particular and it’s unforgiving and not helpful with even small mistakes.
Email the dean with any questions. Thank you!